Garment hanger



7 March 21, 1939. M. DONNELLAN GARMENT HANGER Filed Dec. 27, 1937 Iiwrzfor L. Dorzrwllam Patented Mar. 21, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates in general to garment hangers and more particularly to improvements on my pending garment hanger application Serial No. 127,080.

An important object of the invention is a hanger assembly which will suspend a plurality of individual hangers and is readily collapsible for storage in a relatively small space.

A further object of the invention is the provision for a quick-detachable inverted type hanger whereby a garment may be folded and suspended in a minimum amount of space without crushing or derangement.

Another object of the invention provides a simple and effective means for holding the shoulder straps of a garment in their properly spaced position on the hanger.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter, the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the suspension assembly showing provision for six inverted hangers with but one hanger in place.

Fig. 2 is a' perspective view of the suspension assembly in its collapsed position for storage.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail showing the double swivel hook of the suspension member in engagement with one eye of a hanger.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the spring clip attached to the hanger for retaining the shoulder straps of a garment.

This invention provides a novel means for compactly storing a plurality of garments in a minimum of space without crushing or derangement. The means employed are inexpensive to manufacture and may be collapsed for storage in a very small space.

Referring to Fig. 1 suspension members 8 are curved and their termini fitted with swivel mounted hooks 9. Transverse members 6 are held in their spaced relationship by slightly swaging the suspension members on each side of the eyes with sufficient play allowed so the suspension member may rotate in the eyes provided.

The central, or upper transverse member 6 is provided with a large eye in its midpoint which retains both the central suspension member and the hook I.

The inverted hanger shown in Fig. 1 is a continuous wire form comprising hook l4, shoulder member I3, struts Ill, and crossbar I6. Hook I4 is provided for hanging the garment in the usual way, without folding, where space is not a factor.

After applying the garment to the hanger in the usual manner, the garment is folded over cross member l6 and the hanger suspended in its inverted position by means of eyes I 2.

An important improvement in this invention is the application of spring clips l5, which are formed around the shoulder member I3, to retain, and properly space the shoulder straps of a garment. These clips are slidably mounted upon the shoulder members so they may be adjusted to correctly accommodate shoulder straps of various sized garments.

Fig. 2 shows the suspension assembly in its collapsed position, the suspension hook I and the hanger hooks 9 are resting in close proximity in the same plane occupied by the transverse members 8 which have been rotated approximately degrees from their normal position.

It is'obvious that when the suspension assembly is suspended on a fixed support by book 1, the force of gravity will cause the assembly to take the form shown in Fig. 1.

Having described my invention I claim:

1. A collapsible garment hanger suspension means comprising a plurality of parallel supporting members, each member having a swivel hook afllxed to each end thereof, said parallel members rotatably held in spaced relationship by a plurality of transverse members, and a supporting hook attached substantially midway between the swivel hooks of the central parallel member.

2. A collapsible garment hanger rack comprising a plurality of parallel wire supports, each wire support having a double swivel hook attached to each end thereof, said parallel supports rotatably MYRTLE L. DONNIHJLAN. 

